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The Wrong Goodbye

by Toshihiko Yahagi, Alfred Birnbaum
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The Wrong Goodbye
The Wrong Goodbye

Japanese noir fusing Chandler’s style with cultural intrigue.

If you're into detective stories with an international flavor, "The Wrong Goodbye" might just be your next favorite. It's not just any mystery—it's a culturally rich journey through Japan's underbelly with nods to the American noir tradition. The settings are evocative, and the plot weaves U.S.-Japan postwar relations into its narrative, setting it apart from your typical detective tale. A must-read if you crave a story that's both a gripping whodunit and a thoughtful look at cross-cultural relations.

  • Falcon Award (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Wrong Goodbye

by Toshihiko Yahagi, Alfred Birnbaum
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ISBN: 9781529400984
Authors: Toshihiko Yahagi, Alfred Birnbaum
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Date of Publication: 2021-09-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Mystery, Espionage, Crime, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 71 readers)

Description

A classic slice of Japanese hard-boiled noir paying homage to the master of the genre: Raymond Chandler. The Wrong Goodbye pits homicide detective Eiji Futamura against a shady Chinese business empire and U.S. military intelligence in the docklands of recession Japan. After the frozen corpse of immigrant barman Tran Binh Long washes up in midsummer near Yokosuka U.S. Navy Base, Futamura meets a strange customer from Tran's bar. Vietnam vet pilot Billy Lou Bonney talks Futamura into hauling three suitcases of "goods" to Yokota US Air Base late at night and flies off leaving a dead woman behind. Thereby implicated in a murder suspect's escape and relieved from active duty, Futamura takes on hack work for the beautiful concert violinist Aileen Hsu, a "boat people" orphan whose Japanese adoption mother has mysteriously gone missing. And now a phone call from a bestselling yakuza author, a one-time black marketeer in Saigon, hints at inside information on "former Vietcong mole" Tran and his "old sidekick" Billy Lou, both of whom crossed a triad tycoon who is buying up huge tracts of Mekong Delta marshland for a massive development scheme. As the loose strands flashback to Vietnam, the string of official lies and mysterious allegiances build into a dark picture of the U.S.-Japan postwar alliance.
 

Japanese noir fusing Chandler’s style with cultural intrigue.

If you're into detective stories with an international flavor, "The Wrong Goodbye" might just be your next favorite. It's not just any mystery—it's a culturally rich journey through Japan's underbelly with nods to the American noir tradition. The settings are evocative, and the plot weaves U.S.-Japan postwar relations into its narrative, setting it apart from your typical detective tale. A must-read if you crave a story that's both a gripping whodunit and a thoughtful look at cross-cultural relations.

  • Falcon Award (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.